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Sunday, November 21, 2010

*Do you have the theme song in your head yet?*

Last week, part one of the movie of the last Harry Potter book was released.

We haven't seen it, yet, but I must tell you, we LOVE Harry Potter. At first glance, it may seem a story of wizards, but at it's heart, it is a tale of the power of love, loyalty, bravery, sacrifice and friendship.

Once I thought kiddo was old enough, we started reading them together. Actually, *I* read them...aloud, all 4,100 pages of them (to be exact). Snuggled on the couch, under a pile of afghans, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and Dumbledore...they became a part of our lives. Everyday we ended our reading with kiddo begging, "more, more!"

We waited for the last book to be released and I sobbed though the entire thing. Not only was I going to miss Harry, but I knew this had been precious time with kiddo. Yes, there would be more books to read together, but these were special.

Thin the flesh color with water until it is the consistency of thick syrup. Let sit several minutes covered with a damp dish towel.

Stir gently, transfer to a squeeze bottle and fill in the face. Let sit a few hours.

With a #2 tip, outline the hair in black.

{Forgot to take pictures of a few of the steps here, but.....}

Fill in the hair in black flood icing,
pipe the glasses with a #1 tip,
pipe the lightning bolt with a #1 tip in red.

With the #1 tip, pipe a smile.

I've said it before.....do NOT try to cheat and use a baggie instead of a piping bag. I slipped a #1 tip in a baggie for the eyes....not wanting to waste a piping bag for a few eyes. Yep, the bag exploded and broke Harry's glasses. Not even a "Reparo" charm could help me.

How cute are these and what a great Mom you are to instill the love of reading in the manner that you do. Reading all the books aloud to Kiddo was a wonderful thing to do and making these cookies...well, I just can't say enough about it all:)

LOVE these! We are huge harry potter fans over here as well. I read them all before I got married, and I wanted my husband to appreciate them. So i started reading them out loud to him - starting with book one while sitting in the airport at the beginning of our honeymoon! Needless to say he was hooked and I also read every single page out loud over the course of months and months. They are incredible :)

Can you believe it!Greg and I have never seen the HP movies!I know!So not cool!In fact...Greg asked me this weekend if I wanted to rent them and have a HP marathon!These cookies are a MASTER~PIECE!I mean seriously Bridget!Is there just NO END to your SKILL!How on EARTH do you get them so perfect!I mean how on earth did you get THE HAIR the same on all the cookies!AMAZING!My favorite...of course the WHITE owl!I would LOVE to eat one of those owls with my morning coffee!I just adore that you and Kiddo read all the books together...and cried your way through the last one!what a sweet sweet bond you have with that KIDDO!Hugs to you both!xoSNUGGLES TOO!

SO would my son...we are HUGE HP fans...just saw the movie yesterday afternoon and my kid was so engrossed in the whole thing. You'd think that a 6 year old would get antsy during an over 2 hour movie...but it was so great.

These cookies are just TOO TOO cute!!! One of my favorites that you have done.

I was sad to see the end of the Harry Potter series too- so much good reading!

Have you read the Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins? I bet you and the kiddo would like those, if you enjoyed Harry Potter. They are very well written excellent stories (and a bit dark! lots of sobbing in the last one too)

Gracious! These cookies are TOO CUTE! I LOVE THE OWL! I know you're busy... but did you make the eyes or are they sugar eyes I can buy? They are PERFECT! I just love the white on white decoration!! Can you tell I'm bird-crazy? There are owls that live in our trees in the back yard and there is nothing sweeter than their sounds!

Brilliant! You cease to amaze me with your cookies. These are awesome! My son started reading the Harry Potter series at a young age and has all the books. He is now 14 and is re-reading the books. I was amazed when I saw him re-reading them. We can't wait to see the movie.

Love your blog... you are amazing. Just wanted to give you a tip I found on Karenscookies.net You take a piece of saran wrap, put your frosting on it, wrap it up and then twirl the ends... no really that's what you do. :) Drop it in the bag, pull it down, cut the end and pop on the tip. If you are ever bored... I know dumb comment come and check out the blog I just started I could use some tips! :) It's lifesbetterwithbutter.blogspot.comHappy Thanksgiving! Mama Karrie

You. Are. Awesome! And now picture me writing that 50 times (which I won't do, because that would take up a lot of your page). I had to post a link on ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com. You. Are. Awesome! I heart Harry. And Ron. And Hermione.

Can't wait to show these to my daughter! She saw the new movie twice this weekend - once with me! It had a few sad moments... (For her last birthday we had a Hedwig cake!) These are an awesome idea, especially in the midst of all the holiday baking! So fun!

These are fabulous cookies, Bridget! I can totally relate to your 'sadness' of the last book of the HP series. As eager as I was to read it, knowing it was the last of the series was heartbreaking. It felt like losing part of your family! My now 13 year old, started reading HP when he was 9. He was totally consumed with them, so naturally, I had to see why. Couldn't put them down once I started reading! What a wonderful treat for any Harry Potter fan! By the way, I can't wait to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios!

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